Sedentary lifestyles
A sedentary lifestyle is a lifestyle where the majority of ones time is spent physically inactive, often sitting or lying down, most commonly in front of a TV, computer, or phone screen. A lack of physical activity is one of the leading causes of preventable death worldwide and it is estimated, in the US alone, that 300,000 premature deaths and 90M USD in direct healthcare costs are caused by sedentary lifestyles and obesity each year. The modern world is the most unenlightened practitioners of shikantaza the world has ever seen. We are sedentary and never still.
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